Puppeteer Moves Audiences with Deep Craft from the Dark Side
byEdwin Salas’ beginnings as a puppet maker happened through need, not creative dabbling. “When I was an orphan child, I lived with my grandmother,…
Edwin Salas’ beginnings as a puppet maker happened through need, not creative dabbling. “When I was an orphan child, I lived with my grandmother,…
Neil Carroll doesn’t see much artistic difference between painting and folding clothes. Or making furniture and baking cookies. “My approach is the same,” he…
One of the enduring features of Highlights children’s magazine is “Hidden Pictures,” detailed drawings that invite young readers to look closely and find cleverly…
Recently, local artist Cindy Walton’s painting Out of Many Waters, a 60 by 40 inch piece, was selected to be placed in the home…
“You could say I’m well rounded,” says Nancy E. Richards. “Or you could say I’m a dabbler.” Since the ’70s, Richards has experimented with…
“Opening a gallery was not on my radar,” admits lamp designer Leah Baker, who founded Artisans on Main in January 2017. “In the end,…
For twins Eddie and Stephanie Aaronson, collaboration is their birthright. Their inherent ability to work intuitively with one another — including smoothing over rough…
Back in 2001, during Bill Holmes’ first pottery class, every other student in the room was making bowls. Holmes, however, was more ambitious. He’d…
Since moving to Asheville four years ago, 37-year-old Sarah Jordan has set out to prove that art can stimulate mental health and help people…
Illustrator, collage artist, and graphic designer Holden Mesk landed his first big commercial contract in 2017, for Divvy Up! Socks, while completing his last…